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Mind over Mortar: Examining IEQ Scores and Financial Services Companies Performance

Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 2022
This paper investigates green buildings and organizational performance, using financial services companies (FSCs) located in green and non-green buildings.
Saul Nurick
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RETHINKING THE ADOPTION OF GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES [PDF]

, 2011
This paper critically reviews the adoption of green building rating systems in developing countries such as Indonesia. Most new buildings in Indonesian cities are replacing the already socially-vibrant urban kampungs; however, green building rating ...
Soebarto, Veronica; School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, University of Adelaide, Ness, David; Institute for Sustainable Systems and Technologies, University of SouthAustralia, Adelaide, David Ness, Veronica Soebarto   +3 more
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Making buildings green

Rivista Tema, 2015
Sustainable buildings are low impact elements in the world heritage. There is a biunivocal relation between the building renewal and the energy efficiency; in other words, it is necessary the former for obtaining the latter, and vice versa. In this research, the word "knowledge" gains two meanings: the first is related to the analysis of local ...
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A Method of Integrating Air Conditioning Usage Models to Building Simulations for Predicting Residential Cooling Energy Consumption

Buildings
Great deviations in building energy consumption simulation are attributed to the simplified settings of occupants’ air conditioning (AC) usage schedules.
Jingyun Ao, Chenqiu Du, Mingyi Jing, Baizhan Li, Zhaoyang Chen   +4 more
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Mechanisms for ·O2- and ·OH Production on Flowerlike BiVO4 Photocatalysis Based on Electron Spin Resonance

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2018
Many studies have focused on the use of BiVO4 as a photocatalyst, but few have investigated the production of free radicals during the photocatalytic process.
Xuan Xu, Xuan Xu, Yaofang Sun, Yaofang Sun, Zihong Fan, Deqiang Zhao, Deqiang Zhao, Shimin Xiong, Shimin Xiong, Bingyao Zhang, Bingyao Zhang, Shiyu Zhou, Shiyu Zhou, Guotao Liu, Guotao Liu   +14 more
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Green building rating for office buildings - lessons learned [PDF]

, 2016
Link to a related website: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/98922/3/98922.pdf, Open Access via UnpaywallOffice buildings constitute a significant proportion of the non-residential building stock.
Pullen, Stephen, Zuo, Jian, Skitmore, Martin, Zuo, J., Pullen, S., Chen, Qing, Xia, B., Skitmore, M., Chen, Q., Xia, Bo   +9 more
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A Predictive Model for the Growth Diameter of Mold under Different Temperatures and Relative Humidities in Indoor Environments

Buildings
A substantial body of evidence suggests that indoor mold exposure is a cause of allergic and respiratory diseases in humans. While models exist for assessing the risk of mold growth on building materials, few study the characteristics of mold growth ...
Chenyang Wang, Yong Mei, Heqi Wang, Xinzhu Guo, Ting Yang, Chenqiu Du, Wei Yu   +6 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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The Impact of Heating Methods on Respiratory and Allergic Diseases in Preschool Children: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey Across Northern and Southern China

Buildings
Indoor heating methods may influence the prevalence of respiratory and allergic diseases among preschool children. However, limited research has explored the relationship between indoor heating methods and childhood illnesses over time or on a large ...
Chenyang Wang, Shaohua Li, Yan Zhang, Haixia Zhou, Peiwen Zhang, Wei Yu   +5 more
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
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